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1. Will-o'-the-wisp

   

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   Long long ago there was a smith. He was a very good smith and got a lot of work to do. After a while he started to drink like every good tradesman and it wasn't long until he was as poor as a church-mouse. He lost some of his trade then as well.
   One day he was in the forge sitting on the bench and [?] very down in the mouth, as he had drank an awful lot the day before and had no work to do this day. He was sitting there for a long time brooding over his sorrow in silence when a big black man walked into the forge. The poor smith got a fright as he never saw the like of such a man before. He was black all over

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   History Edit

   Date

   1935

   Item type

   Lore

   Folktales index—relevant types

   AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Mrs. Roche